Electricity sector in India

India is the world's third largest producer and third largest consumer of electricity.[7][8] The national electric grid
Electricity sector of India
in India has an installed capacity of 383.37 GW as of 31 May 2021.[2] Renewable power plants, which also
include large hydroelectric plants, constitute 37% of India's total installed capacity. During the fiscal year (FY)
2019-20, the gross electricity generated by utilities in India was 1,383.5 TWh and the total electricity generation
(utilities and non utilities) in the country was 1,598 TWh.[3][9] The gross electricity consumption in FY2019 was
1,208 kWh per capita.[3] In FY2015, electric energy consumption in agriculture was recorded as being the highest
(17.89%) worldwide.[5] The per capita electricity consumption is low compared to most other countries despite
India having a low electricity tariff.[10]

India has a surplus power generation capacity but lacks adequate transmission and distribution infrastructure.
India's electricity sector is dominated by fossil fuels, in particular coal, which during the 2018-19 fiscal year
produced about three-quarters of the country's electricity.[11] The government is making efforts to increase Data
investment in renewable energy. The government's National Electricity Plan of 2018 states that the country does Electricity coverage 99.93% (31 March
not need more non-renewable power plants in the utility sector until 2027, with the commissioning of 50,025 MW
2019)[1]
coal-based power plants under construction and addition of 275,000 MW total renewable power capacity after the
retirement of nearly 48,000 MW old coal-fired plants.[12][13] It is expected that non-fossil fuels generation Installed capacity 383,373 MW[2]
contribution is likely to be around 44.7% of the total gross electricity generation by the year 2029-30.[14] Production (FY2019) 1,598 TWh[3]
Share of fossil 79.8%
energy
Contents Share of renewable 17.3%
History energy

Installed capacity GHG emissions from 2,194.74 MtCO2[4]

Utility power electricity
Captive power generation (2017)
Installed capacity by state or territory Average electricity 1,208 kWh per capita
use (FY2019)
Demand
Rural and Urban electrification Transmission & 21.04%[5]
Per-Capita consumption Distribution
losses (FY2017)
Electricity generation
Consumption by sector
Thermal power
(% of total)
Pollution from coal-based power plants
Retirement of old thermal power plants Residential 24.76[5] (FY2018)
Integration of renewable power Industrial 41.16%[5] (FY2018)
Natural gas supply constraints Agriculture 17.69%[5] (FY2018)
Renewable energy Commercial 8.24%[5] (FY2018)
Hydro power Traction 1.52%[5] (FY2018)
Solar power
Services
Wind power
Biomass power Share of private 47.4% (March 2021) [6]
sector in generation
Geothermal energy
Tidal power Institutions

Nuclear power Responsibility for Ministry of Power

policy-setting
Electricity transmission and distribution
Responsibility for Ministry of New and
Regulation and administration
renewable energy Renewable Energy
Trading
Government-owned power companies Responsibility for Ministry of
Funding of power infrastructure the environment Environment, Forest
and Climate Change
Budgetary support
Human resource development Electricity sector law Electricity Act, 2003

Problems with India's power sector

Foreign electricity trade
Electricity as substitute to imported LPG and kerosene
Electric vehicles
Energy reserves
See also
References
External links

History

Installed capacity by source in India as
on 31 January 2021[15]
The first demonstration of electric light in Calcutta (now Kolkata) was
conducted on 24 July 1879 by P.W. Fleury & Co. On 7 January 1897,
Kilburn & Co secured the Calcutta electric lighting license as agents of the
Indian Electric Co, which was registered in London on 15 January 1897. A
month later, the company was renamed the Calcutta Electric Supply
Corporation. The control of the company was transferred from London to
Calcutta only in 1970. The introduction of electricity in Calcutta was a
success, and power was next introduced in Bombay (now Mumbai).[16] The
first electric lighting demonstration in Mumbai was in 1882 at Crawford
Market and the Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company (BEST) set
up a generating station in 1905 to provide electricity for the tramway.[17]
India electricity production by source
The first hydroelectric installation in India was installed near a tea estate at
Sidrapong for the Darjeeling Municipality in 1897.[18] The first electric street
light in Asia was lit on 5 August 1905 in Bangalore.[19] The first electric train in the country ran on the Harbour Line
between Bombay's Victoria Terminus and Kurla on 3 February 1925.[20] On 18 August 2015, Cochin International
Airport became the world's first fully solar powered airport with the inauguration of a dedicated solar plant.[21][22]

Coal: 200,284.5 MW
(53.1%)
Lignite: 6,120 MW (1.6%)
Large Hydro: 46,059.22 MW
(12.2%)
Small Hydro: 4,758.46 MW
(1.3%)
Solar Power: 38,794.07 MW
(10.3%)
Wind Power: 38,683.65 MW
(10.3%)
Gas: 24,956.51 MW (6.6%)
Biomass: 10,314.56 MW
(2.7%)
Nuclear: 6,780 MW (1.8%)
Diesel: 509.71 MW (0.1%)
prices have also fallen.[34] Low demand for coal has led to coal stocks building up at power stations as well as coal mines.[35] New installations of renewable energy
in India surpassed installations of fossil fuel for the first time in 2016-17.[36]
India began using grid management on a regional basis in the 1960s. Individual State grids were interconnected to
form 5 regional grids covering mainland India, the Northern, Eastern, Western, North Eastern and Southern Grids.
These regional links were established to enable transmission of surplus electricity between states in each region. In the
1990s, the Indian government began planning for a national grid. Regional grids were initially interconnected by
asynchronous high-voltage direct current (HVDC) back-to-back links facilitating the limited exchange of regulated
power. The links were subsequently upgraded to high capacity synchronous links.[23]
The first interconnection of regional grids was established in October 1991 when the North Eastern and Eastern grids
were interconnected. The Western Grid was interconnected with these grids in March 2003. The Northern grid was
also interconnected in August 2006, forming a Central Grid that was synchronously connected and operating at one
frequency.[23] The sole remaining regional grid, the Southern Grid, was synchronously interconnected to the Central
Grid on 31 December 2013 with the commissioning of the 765 kV Raichur-Solapur transmission line, establishing the
National Grid.[23][24]
By the end of the calendar year 2015, despite poor hydroelectricity generation, India had become a power surplus
nation with huge power generation capacity idling for want of demand.[25][26][27] The calendar year 2016 started with
steep falls in the international price of energy commodities such as coal, diesel oil, naphtha, bunker fuel, and liquefied
natural gas (LNG), which are used in electricity generation in India.[28][29][30][31][32] As a result of the global glut in
petroleum products, these fuels became cheap enough to compete with pit head coal-based power generators.[33] Coal

On 29 March 2017, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) stated that for the first time India has become a net exporter of electricity. India exported 5,798 GWh to
neighbouring countries, against a total import of 5,585 GWh.

The Government of India launched a program called "Power for All" in 2016.[37] The program was accomplished by December 2018 in providing the necessary
infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to all households, industries, and commercial establishments.[38] Funding was made through a collaboration
between the Government of India and its constituent states.[39][40]

Installed capacity
The total installed power generation capacity is the sum of utility capacity, captive power capacity, and other non-utilities.

Utility power
 Growth of Installed Capacity in India[5]
Thermal (MW) Renewable (MW)
Installed Capacity Nuclear % Growth
Sub-Total Other Sub-Total Total (MW)
as on Coal Gas Diesel (MW) Hydro (on yearly basis)
Thermal Renewable Renewable
31-Dec-1947 756 - 98 854 - 508 - 508 1,362 -
31-Dec-1950 1,004 - 149 1,153 - 560 - 560 1,713 8.59%
31-Mar-1956 1,597 - 228 1,825 - 1,061 - 1,061 2,886 13.04%
31-Mar-1961 2,436 - 300 2,736 - 1,917 - 1,917 4,653 12.25%
31-Mar-1966 4,417 137 352 4,903 - 4,124 - 4,124 9,027 18.80%
31-Mar-1974 8,652 165 241 9,058 640 6,966 - 6,966 16,664 10.58%
31-Mar-1979 14,875 168 164 15,207 640 10,833 - 10,833 26,680 12.02%
31-Mar-1985 26,311 542 177 27,030 1,095 14,460 - 14,460 42,585 9.94%
31-Mar-1990 41,236 2,343 165 43,764 1,565 18,307 - 18,307 63,636 9.89%
31-Mar-1997 54,154 6,562 294 61,010 2,225 21,658 902 22,560 85,795 4.94%
31-Mar-2002 62,131 11,163 1,135 74,429 2,720 26,269 1,628 27,897 105,046 4.49%
31-Mar-2007 71,121 13,692 1,202 86,015 3,900 34,654 7,760 42,414 132,329 5.19%
31-Mar-2012 112,022 18,381 1,200 131,603 4,780 38,990 24,503 63,493 199,877 9.00%
31-Mar-2017 192,163 25,329 838 218,330 6,780 44,478 57,260 101,138 326,841 10.31%
31-Mar-2018 197,171 24,897 838 222,906 6,780 45,293 69,022 114,315 344,002 5.25%

31-Mar-2019[2] 200,704 24,937 637 226,279 6,780 45,399 77,641 123,040 356,100 3.52%

31-Mar-2020[41] 205,135 24,955 510 230,600 6,780 45,699 87,028 132,427 370,106 3.93%

31-Mar-2021[42] 209,294 24,924 510 234,728 6,780 46,209 94,433 140,642 382,151 3.25%

Nearly 32,285 MW coal and gas based thermal power projects are under construction as on 1 April 2021.[43]

The total installed utility power generation capacity as on 30 November 2020 by sector and type is given below.[44]

Installed Power Station Capacity in India as of 30 November 2020

Thermal
(MW) Nuclear Hydro Renewable
Sector Total (MW)
Sub-Total (MW) (MW) (MW)
Coal Lignite Gas Diesel
Thermal
Central 59,790.00 3,140.00 7,237.91 0.00 70,167.91 6,780.00 15,346.72 1,632.30 93,926.93
State 65,631.50 1,290.00 7,119.85 236.01 74,277.36 0.00 26,958.50 2,381.53 103,617.39
Private 74,173.00 1,830.00 10,598.74 273.70 86,875.45 0.00 3,394.00 86,385.27 176,654.72
All India 199,594.50 6,260.00 24,956.51 509.71 231,320.72 6,780.00 45,699.22 90,399.11 374,199.04
Percentage 53.34 1.67 6.67 0.14 61.82 1.81 12.21 24.16 100

Hydroelectric power plants with ≤ 25 MW generation capacity are included in Renewable category (classified as SHP - Small Hydro Project) .

The break up of renewable energy sources (RES) is:

Solar power (36,910.53 MW)

Wind power (38,433.55 MW)
Biomass (10,145.92 MW)
Small hydro (4,740.47 MW)
Waste-to-energy (168.64 MW)

Captive power

The installed captive power generation capacity (above 1 MW capacity) associated with industry-owned plants is 78,000 MW as of 31 March 2020, In fiscal year
2019-20, captive power generation was estimated as 215,000 GWh.[3][45] Diesel power generation sets of 75,000 MW capacity (excluding sets of size above 1 MW
and below 100 kVA) are also installed in the country.[46][47] In addition, there are a large number of diesel generators of capacity less than 100 kVA to cater to
emergency power needs during power outages in all sectors.[48]

Captive Power Sector

Number Source Captive Power Capacity (MW) Share Electricity generated (GWh) Share
1 Coal 49,957.12 64.05% 186,577.73 86.78%
2 Hydroelectricity 107.95 0.14% 280.12 0.09%
3 Renewable energy source 3185.25 4.08% 3,850.69 1.79%
4 Natural Gas 8,936.50 11.46% 19,472.59 9.06%
5 Oil 15,813.18 20.27% 4818.87 2.24%
Total 78,000.00 100.00% 215,000 100.00%
Installed capacity by state or territory

This is a list of states and territories of India by installed power generation capacity

State-wise all India installed power generation capacity as of 30 November 2020[49]

Thermal (in MW) Renewable (in MW) % of
State/Union Nuclear Total %
Sub-Total Other Sub-Total National
Territory Coal Lignite Gas Diesel (in MW) Hydel (in MW) Renewable
Thermal Renewable Renewable Total

Western Region 84,736 1,540 10,806.49 - 97,082.49 1,840 7,392 27,484.70 34,876.70 133,799.19 35.76% 26.07%
Maharashtra 24,966 - 3,207.08 - 28,173.08 1,400 3,047 9,871.64 12,918.64 42,491.72 11.36% 30.40%
Gujarat 14,692 1,540 7,551.41 - 23,783.41 440 1,990 11,826.48 13,816.48 38,039.89 10.17% 36.32%
Madhya Pradesh 21,150 - - - 21,150 - 2,235 5,180.78 7,415.78 28,565.78 7.63% 25.96%
Chhattisgarh 23,928 - - - 23,928 - 120 560.80 680.80 24,608.80 6.58% 2.77%
Goa - - 48 - 48 - - 5.17 5.17 53.17 0.014% 9.72%
Daman & Diu - - - - - - - 34.37 34.37 34.37 0.009% 100%
Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - - - - - - 5.46 5.46 5.46 0.001% 100%
Southern Region 37,622.50 3,140.00 6,491.80 433.66 47,687.96 3,320 11,694.5 43,125.85 54,820.35 105,828.31 28.34% 51.80%
Tamil Nadu 9,520 3,140 1,027.18 211.70 13,898.88 2,440 2,178.20 14,776.10 16,954.30 33,293.18 8.92% 50.92%
Karnataka 9,480 - - 25.20 9,505.20 880 3,644.20 15,261.76 18,905.96 29,291.16 7.84% 64.54%
Andhra Pradesh 11,590 - 4,898.54 36.80 16,525.34 - 1,610 8,396.02 10,006.02 26,531.36 7.10% 37.71%
Telangana 7,032.50 - - - 7,032.50 - 2,405.60 4,250.05 6,655.65 13,688.15 3.67% 48.62%
Kerala - - 533.58 159.96 693.54 - 1,856.50 433.63 2,290.13 2,983.67 0.80% 76.76%
Puducherry - - 32.50 - 32.50 - - 7.54 7.54 40.04 0.011% 18.83%
Lakshadweep - - - - - - - 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.0002% 100%
Northern Region 41,659 1,580 5,781.26 - 49,020.26 1,620 19,023.27 17,430.35 36,453.62 87,093.88 23.32% 41.86%
Uttar Pradesh 22,409 - 1,493.14 - 23,902.14 440 501.60 3,350.46 3,852.06 28,194.20 7.55% 13.66%
Rajasthan 8,240 1,580 1,023.13 - 10,843.13 1,180 411 9,834.14 10,245.14 22,268.27 5.96% 46.01%
Himachal Pradesh - - - - - - 9,809.02 963.07 10,772.09 10,772.09 2.88% 100%
Punjab 5,680 - - - 5,680 - 1,096.30 1,604.85 2,701.15 8,381.15 2.24% 32.23%
Haryana 5,330 - 431.59 - 5,761.59 - - 538.51 538.51 6,300.10 1.69% 8.55%
Uttarakhand - - 450 - 450 - 3,756.35 662.50 4,418.85 4,868.85 1.30% 90.76%
Jammu and Kashmir - - 175 - 175 - 3,360 205.42 3,564.42 3,740.42 1.00% 95.29%
Delhi - - 2,208.40 - 2,208.40 - - 228.46 228.46 2,436.86 0.65% 9.38%
Ladakh - - - - - - 89 - 89 89 0.024% 100%
Chandigarh - - - - - - - 42.94 42.94 42.94 0.011% 100%
Eastern Region 34,827 - 100 40.05 34,967.05 - 5,862.45 1,596.68 7,459.13 42,426.18 11.36% 17.58%
West Bengal 14,177 - 100 - 14,277 - 1,341.20 566.97 1,908.17 16,185.17 4.33% 11.79%
Odisha 9,800 - - - 9,800 - 2,142.25 546.90 2,689.15 12,489.15 3.34% 21.53%
Bihar 6,390 - - - 6,390 - - 348.75 348.75 6,738.75 1.80% 5.18%
Jharkhand 4,460 - - - 4,460 - 210 47.41 257.41 4,717.41 1.26% 5.46%
Sikkim - - - - - - 2,169 52.18 2,221.18 2,221.18 0.59% 100%
Andaman and
- - - 40.05 40.05 - - 34.47 34.47 74.52 0.02% 46.26%
Nicobar Islands
North-Eastern
750 - 1,776.95 36 2,562.95 - 1,727 368.53 2,095.53 4,658.48 1.25% 44.98%
Region
Assam 750 - 644.86 - 1,394.86 - 350 78.46 428.46 1,823.32 0.49% 23.50%
Tripura - - 1,132.10 - 1,132.10 - - 25.42 25.42 1,157.52 0.31% 2.20%
Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - - 815 136.72 951.72 951.72 0.25% 100%
Meghalaya - - - - - - 322 46.45 368.45 368.45 0.1% 100%
Manipur - - - 36 36 - 105 11.81 116.81 152.81 0.04% 76.44%
Nagaland - - - - - - 75 31.67 106.67 106.67 0.03% 100%
Mizoram - - - - - - 60 38 98 98 0.026% 100%
Total 199,594.50 6,260 24,956.51 509.71 231,320.72 6,780 45,699.22 89,635.65 135,334.87 373,435.58 100.00% 36.24%

Other Renewable Energy sources include SHP (Small Hydro Power - hydel plants ≤ 25 MW), Biomass Power, Urban & Industrial waste, Solar and Wind Energy

Demand
Demand trend
During the fiscal year 2019-20, the utility energy availability was 1,284.44 billion KWh, a short fall relative to requirements
by 6.5 billion KWh (-0.5%). Peak load met was 182,533 MW, 1,229 MW (-0.6%) below requirements. In the 2020 Load
Generation Balance report, India's Central Electricity Authority anticipated energy surplus and peak surplus to be 2.7% and
9.1%, respectively, for the 2020–21 fiscal year.[50] Power would be made available to few states expected to face shortages
from states with a surplus, through regional transmission links.[51] From calendar year 2015 onwards, power generation in
India has been less of a problem than power distribution.[52][26][27][53][54]

Demand drivers

Nearly 0.07% of Indian households (0.2 million) have no access to electricity.[1] The International Energy Agency estimates
India will add between 600 GW to 1,200 GW of additional new power generation capacity before 2050.[55] This added new
capacity is similar in scale to the 740 GW total power generation capacity of the European Union (EU-27) in 2005. The Electrification Status in India till 31
technologies and fuel sources India adopts as it adds this electricity generation capacity may have a significant impact on March 2019 (%)[1]
global resource usage and environmental issues.[56] The demand for electricity for cooling (HVAC) is projected to grow
rapidly.[57]

About 136 million Indians (11%) use traditional fuels – firewood, agricultural waste and dry animal dung fuel – for cooking and general heating needs.[58] These
traditional fuels are burnt in cook stoves, sometimes known as chulah or chulha.[59] Traditional fuel is an inefficient source of energy, and its burning releases high
levels of smoke, PM10 particulate matter, NOX, SOX, PAHs, polyaromatics, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and other air pollutants, affecting outdoor air quality,
haze and smog, chronic health problems, damage to forests, ecosystems and global climate.[60][61][62] The World Health Organization estimates that 300,000 to
400,000 people in India die of indoor air pollution and carbon monoxide poisoning every year because of biomass burning and use of chulahs.[63] Burning traditional
fuel in conventional cook stoves is estimated to release 5–15x more pollutants than industrial combustion of coal, and is unlikely to be replaced until electricity or
clean-burning fuel and combustion technologies become reliably available and widely adopted in rural and urban India. The growth of the electricity sector in India
may help find a sustainable alternative to traditional fuel burning.

In addition to air pollution problems, a 2007 study finds that discharge of untreated sewage is the single most important cause for pollution of surface and groundwater
in India. The majority of government-owned sewage treatment plants remain closed most of the time in part because of the lack of a reliable electricity supply to
operate the plants. Uncollected waste accumulates in urban areas, causing unhygienic conditions, and release heavy metals and pollutants that leaches to surface and
groundwater.[64][65] A reliable supply of electricity is required to address India's water pollution and associated environmental issues.

Other drivers for India's electricity sector are its rapidly growing economy, rising exports, improving infrastructure and increasing household incomes.

Growth of Electricity Consumption in India[3][5]

Population Consumption % of Total Per-Capita Consumption

Year*
(millions)[66] (GWh) Domestic Commercial Industrial Traction Agriculture Misc (in kWh)

1947** 330 4,182 10.11% 4.26% 70.78% 6.62% 2.99% 5.24% 16.3
1950** 376 5,610 9.36% 5.51% 72.32% 5.49% 2.89% 4.44% 18.2
1956 417 10,150 9.20% 5.38% 74.03% 3.99% 3.11% 4.29% 30.9
1961 458 16,804 8.88% 5.05% 74.67% 2.70% 4.96% 3.75% 45.9
1966 508 30,455 7.73% 5.42% 74.19% 3.47% 6.21% 2.97% 73.9
1974 607 55,557 8.36% 5.38% 68.02% 2.76% 11.36% 4.13% 126.2
1979 681 84,005 9.02% 5.15% 64.81% 2.60% 14.32% 4.10% 171.6
1985 781 124,569 12.45% 5.57% 59.02% 2.31% 16.83% 3.83% 228.7
1990 870 195,098 15.16% 4.89% 51.45% 2.09% 22.58% 3.83% 329.2
1997 997 315,294 17.53% 5.56% 44.17% 2.09% 26.65% 4.01% 464.6
2002 1089 374,670 21.27% 6.44% 42.57% 2.16% 21.80% 5.75% 671.9
2007 1179 525,672 21.12% 7.65% 45.89% 2.05% 18.84% 4.45% 559.2
2012 1,220 785,194 22.00% 8.00% 45.00% 2.00% 18.00% 5.00% 883.6
2013 1,235 824,301 22.29% 8.83% 44.40% 1.71% 17.89% 4.88% 914.4
2014 1,251 881,562 22.95% 8.80% 43.17% 1.75% 18.19% 5.14% 957
2015 1,267 938,823 23.53% 8.77% 42.10% 1.79% 18.45% 5.37% 1010.0
2016 1,283 1,001,191 23.86% 8.59% 42.30% 1.66% 17.30% 6.29% 1075
2017 1,325 1,066,268 24.32% 9.22% 40.01% 1.61% 18.33% 6.50% 1122
2018 1,338 1,130,244 24.20% 8.51% 41.48% 1.27% 18.08% 6.47% 1149
2019 1,352 1,196,309 24.76% 8.24% 41.16% 1.52% 17.69% 6.63% 1181
2020 1,365 1,291,494 24.01% 8.04% 42.69% 1.52% 17.67% 6.073% 1208

* Data from fiscal year ending on 31 March of each year.

** Refers to fiscal year ending on 31 December.

Note: Per Capita Consumption=(gross electricity generation by all sources plus net import) / mid year population. 'Consumption' is 'gross electricity generation by all
sources plus net import' after subtracting transmission loses and auxiliary consumption in electricity generation.

The per capita annual domestic electricity consumption in India during the year 2009 was 96 kWh in rural areas and 288 kWh in urban areas for those with access to
electricity. Globally the per capita annual average is 2,600 kWh and in the European Union it is 6,200 kWh.[67]

Rural and Urban electrification

India's Ministry of Power launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) as one of its flagship programmes in July 2015 with the objective of
providing round the clock power to rural areas. The programme focused on reforms in the rural power sector by separating feeder lines for rural households from
those for agricultural applications, and strengthening transmission and distribution infrastructure. A previous scheme for rural electrification, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen
Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) was subsumed into the new scheme.[68] As of 28 April 2018, 12 days ahead of the target date, all Indian villages (a total of 597,464
census villages) were electrified.[69]

India has also achieved close to 100% electrification of all rural and urban households. As of 4 January 2019, 211.88 million rural households were provided with
electricity, close to 100% of the 212.65 million total rural households.[1] As of 4 January 2019, 42.937 million urban households are provided with electricity, close to
100% of the 42.941 million total urban households.

Per-Capita consumption

Per-Capita Electricity consumption (kWh) in 2019-2020[70]

Per-Capita Consumption
State/Union territory Region
(kWh/year)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Western 15,517
Daman and Diu Western 7,561
Goa Western 2,396
Gujarat Western 2,388
Chhattisgarh Western 2,044
Maharashtra Western 1,418
Madhya Pradesh Western 1,086 Electricity Generation from 1985 to 2012

Puducherry Southern 1,752

Tamil Nadu Southern 1,844

Andhra Pradesh[71] Southern 1,507

Telangana Southern 2,071

Karnataka Southern 1,468
Kerala Southern 823
Lakshadweep Southern 551
Punjab Northern 2,171
Haryana Northern 2,229
Delhi Northern 1,572
Himachal Pradesh Northern 1,527
Uttarakhand Northern 1,528
Chandigarh Northern 986
Electricity generation in India from 2009 to 2019 (data source:
Jammu and Kashmir Northern 1,384
powermin.nic.in)
Rajasthan Northern 1,317
Uttar Pradesh Northern 629
Odisha Eastern 1,559
Sikkim Eastern 929
Jharkhand Eastern 853
West Bengal Eastern 757
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Eastern 585
Bihar Eastern 332
Arunachal Pradesh North Eastern 631
Meghalaya North Eastern 861
Mizoram North Eastern 629
Nagaland North Eastern 367
Tripura North Eastern 425
Assam North Eastern 348
Manipur North Eastern 385
National 1,208

Note: Per capita consumption = (gross electricity generation + net import) / mid year population.

Electricity generation
India has recorded rapid growth in electricity generation since 1985, increasing from 179 TW-hr in 1985 to 1,057 TW-hr in 2012.[7] The majority of the increase
came from coal-fired plants and non-conventional renewable energy sources (RES), with the contribution from natural gas, oil, and hydro plants decreasing in 2012-
2017. The gross utility electricity generation (excluding imports from Bhutan) was 1,384 billion kWh in 2019-20, representing 1.0 % annual growth compared to
2018-2019. The contribution from renewable energy sources was nearly 20% of the total. In the year 2019-20, all the incremental electricity generation is contributed
by renewable energy sources as the power generation from fossil fuels decreased.[72] During the year 2020-2021, the utility power generation has decreased by 0.8%
(11.3 billion kWh) with reduction in power generation from fossil fuels by 1% and power generation from non-fossil sources is more or less same of previous year. In
2020-21, India exported more electricity than it has imported from neighboring countries.[73] Solar power generation
in the year 2020-21, occupied third place after coal and hydro power generations surpassing wind, gas and nuclear Electricity generation (utility sector) by
source in India in FY 2019-2020
power generations.

Coal: 994,197 GWh (71.9%)

Large Hydro: 155,769 GWh
(11.3%)
Small Hydro: 9,366 GWh
(0.7%)
Wind Power: 64,639 GWh
(4.7%)
Solar Power: 50,103 GWh
(3.6%)
Biomass & other RE: 14,209
GWh (1.0%)
Nuclear: 46,472 GWh
(3.4%)
Gas: 48,443 GWh (3.5%)
Diesel: 199 GWh (0.0%)

Yearly gross electricity generation by source (GWh)

Fossil Fuel RES[74] Utility and Captive Power

Sub Captive
Year Nuclear Hydro* Mini Bio Sub (see
Coal Oil Gas total Solar Wind Other Utility Misc Total
hydro mass total Table
above)
2011-
612,497 2,649 93,281 32,286 130,511 871,224 na na na na na 51,226 922,451 134,387 na 1,056,838
12
2012-
691,341 2,449 66,664 32,866 113,720 907,040 na na na na na 57,449 964,489 144,009 na 1,108,498
13
2013-
746,087 1,868 44,522 34,228 134,847 961,552 na 3,350 na na na 59,615 1,021,167 156,643 na 1,177,810
14
2014-
835,838 1,407 41,075 36,102 129,244 1,043,666 8,060 4,600 28,214 14,944 414 61,780 1,105,446 166,426 na 1,271,872
15
2015-
896,260 406 47,122 37,413 121,377 1,102,578 8,355 7,450 28,604 16,681 269 65,781 1,168,359 183,611 na 1,351,970
16[75]
2016-
944,861 275 49,094 37,916 122,313 1,154,523 7,673 12,086 46,011 14,159 213 81,869 1,236,392 197,000 na 1,433,392
17[76]
2017-
986,591 386 50,208 38,346 126,123 1,201,653 5,056 25,871 52,666 15,252 358 101,839 1,303,493 183,000 na 1,486,493
18[77]
2018-
1,021,997 129 49,886 37,706 135,040 1,244,758 8,703 39,268 62,036 16,325 425 126,757 1,371,517 175,000 na 1,546,517
19[5]
2019-
994,197 199 48,443 46,472 155,769 1,245,080 9,366 50,103 64,639 13,843 366 138,337[78] 1,383,417 215,000# na 1,598,417
20[3]
2020-
981,239 129 51,027 42,949 150,305 1,225,649 10,258 60,402 60,150 14,816 1621 147,247[80] 1,372,896 na
21[79]

Notes: Coal includes lignite; Misc: includes contributions from emergency diesel generator sets, roof top solar, etc; * Hydro includes pumped storage generation; #
Estimated value; na = data not available.

Thermal power

Pollution from coal-based power plants

India's electricity sector consumes about 72% of the coal produced in the country. For utility power generation, India consumed 622.22 million tons of coal during
2019-20 which is less by 1% compared to 628.94 million tons during 2018-19. However coal imports for utility power generation increased by 12.3% during year
2019-20 at 69.22 million tons from 61.66 million tons during 2018-19.[81] A large part of the Indian coal reserve is similar to Gondwana coal: it is of low calorific
value and high ash content, with poor fuel value. On average, Indian coal has a gross calorific value (GCV) of about 4500 Kcal/kg, whereas in Australia, for
example, the GCV is about 6500 Kcal/kg .[82] The result is that Indian power plants using India's coal supply consume about
0.7 kg of coal per kWh of power generation, whereas in the United States thermal power plants consume about 0.45 kg of
coal per kWh. In 2017, India imported nearly 130 Mtoe (nearly 200 million tons) of steam coal and coking coal, 29% of total
consumption, to meet the demand in electricity, cement and steel production.[9][83]

The Centre for Science and Environment has assessed the Indian coal-based power sector as one of the most resource-
wasteful and polluting sectors in the world, in part due to the high ash content in India's coal.[84] India's Ministry of
Environment and Forests has therefore mandated the use of coals whose ash content has been reduced to 34% (or lower) in
power plants in urban, ecologically sensitive and other critically polluted areas. The coal ash reduction industry has grown
rapidly in India, with current capacity topping 90 megatonnes.

Before a thermal power plant is approved for construction and commissioning in India it must undergo an extensive review
process that includes environmental impact assessment.[85] The Ministry of Environment and Forests has produced a
technical guidance manual to help project proposers avoid environmental pollution from thermal power plants.[86] As of
2016, the existing coal-fired power stations in the utility and captive power sectors were estimated to require nearly 12.5
million INR per MW capacity to install pollution control equipment to comply with the latest emission norms set out by the
Ministry of Environment and Forests.[87][88][89][90] Most of the coal fired stations have not complied installation of flue gas
de-sulphurisation units for reducing the pollution.[91] In April 2020, CPCB declared that over 42,000 MW thermal power
plants have outlived their lives.[92] India has also banned imports of pet coke for use as fuel.[93] As a signatory to the Paris A thermal power plant in Maharashtra
Agreement, India is also reducing power generation from coal to control the emission of greenhouse gases.[94]

The state and central power generation companies are permitted by the Government of India to minimize the cost of coal
transportation using flexible coal linkage swaps from inefficient plants to efficient plants, and from plants situated far from
coal mines to plants close to the pit head, leading to a reduction in the cost of power.[95] Although coal imports for
consumption in the utility sector are declining, the overall imports of steam coal are increasing as the local coal production is
unable to meet the requirements of coal-fired captive power plants.[96][97] India is introducing single spot auctions/exchanges
for all type of coal consumers.[98]

Retirement of old thermal power plants

(in million tonnes)
India's coal-fired, oil-fired and natural gas-fired thermal power plants are inefficient and replacing them with cheaper
renewable technologies offers significant potential for greenhouse gas (CO2 ) emission reduction. India's thermal power plants
emit 50% to 120% more CO2 per kWh produced compared to average emissions from their European Union (EU-27)
counterparts.[99] The central government plans to retire coal-based plants that are at least 25 years old and contributing
excessive pollution, totalling 11,000 MW of capacity.[100] As of 2018 there is no similar retirement plan for the captive power
sector. In 2020 Carbon Tracker estimated that phasing out 20 years or more old coal-fired plants and the coal fired plants
under construction with electricity sale price exceeding INR 4/kWh with new renewables is more economical as these coal
fired plants are imposing heavy financial burden on Discoms.[101]

Some diesel generator plants and gas turbine plants were also decommissioned in 2016.[102] A super thermal power plant in
Rajasthan

Integration of renewable power

India has committed to install 275,000 MW renewable energy capacity by 2027.[103] The existing base load coal and gas based power plants need to be flexible
enough to accommodate the variable renewable energy. Also ramping up, ramping down, warm start up, hot start up capabilities of existing coal based power stations
are critical to accommodate the frequent variations in renewable power generation.[104][105] It is also examined to use the retired coal based electric generators as
synchronous condensers for improving the grid inertia when it is dominated by static power generation sources like solar and wind power.[106]

Natural gas supply constraints

The installed capacity of natural gas-based power plants (including the plants ready to be commissioned with the commencement of natural gas supply) was nearly
26,765 MW at the end of the financial year 2014-15. These plants were operating at overall plant load factor (PLF) of 22% due to a severe shortage of natural gas in
the country,[107] and the fact that imported liquid natural gas (LNG) was too expensive for power generation. Many power stations were shut down throughout the
year for lack of natural gas supply.[108] The natural gas shortage for power sector alone was nearly 100 million cubic metre per day at standard conditions.[109] The
break-even price for switching from imported coal to LNG in electricity generation was estimated to be approximately US$6 per million British thermal units
($20/MWh) (themal energy).[110] The Indian government has taken steps to enhance power generation from gas-based power plants by waiving import duties and
taxes.[111][112]

Gasification of coal or lignite or pet coke or biomass produces synthetic natural gas or syngas (also known as coal gas or wood gas)
which is a mixture of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gases.[113] Coal gas can be converted into synthetic natural gas
by using the Fischer–Tropsch process at low pressure and high temperature. Coal gas can also be produced by underground coal
gasification if the coal deposits are located deep in the ground or it is uneconomical to mine the coal.[114] Synthetic natural gas
production technologies promise to dramatically improve India's supply of natural gas.[115] The Dankuni coal complex produces Gasification of Char/Coal
syngas that is piped to industrial users in Calcutta.[116] Many coal-based fertiliser plants can also be economically retrofitted to produce
synthetic natural gas. It is estimated that the production cost for syngas could be below US$6 per million British thermal units
($20/MWh).[117][118]

Earlier, natural gas use in power generation was thought to be bridge fuel as it emits far less CO2 (below 50%) when compared to coal use in power generation till the
renewable power generation without CO2 emissions become economical.[119] Renewable power generation is already cheaper than coal and gas fueled power
generation in India. Now the bridge fuel concept is no more valid and existing gas based generation need to compete with the coal based generation when there is no
adequate renewable power generation (including storage and peaking type hydro power). The problem of stranded assets/capacity is more deep rooted for gas based
power plants than that of the coal based powerplants as coal is far cheaper than natural gas in India.

Renewable energy
As of 31 March 2021, India's grid-connected electricity generation capacity is about 94.43 GW from non-
conventional renewable technologies[41][121] and 46.21 GW from conventional renewable power or major
hydroelectric power plants.[41]

Installed capacity of non-conventional renewable power[41]

Capacity
Type
(in MW)
Wind 39,247.05
Solar 40,085.47
Small Hydro Power Projects 4,786.81
Biomass Power & Gasification and Bagasse Cogeneration 10,145.93
Waste to Power 168.64
Total non-conventional renewable Power - Grid Connected 94,433.79 India renewable electricity production by source

Hydro power

The hydro-electric power plants at Darjeeling and Shivanasamudram were among the first
in Asia, and were established in 1898 and 1902 respectively.

India's potential for hydro power has been assessed to be about 125,570 MW at 60% load
factor.[122] India is ranked fourth globally by underutilized hydro power potential. The
estimated amount of viable hydro power varies with improved technology and the cost of
electricity generation from other sources. In addition, there is an estimated 6,740 MW of
potential for small, mini, and micro-hydro generators, and 56 sites for pumped storage
schemes with an aggregate installed capacity of 94,000 MW have been
identified.[123][124] In 2020, the power tariff from Solar PV clubbed with pumped storage
hydro have fallen below the coal based power plant tariffs in offering base load and peak
load power supply.[125]

The installed hydro power capacity as of 31 March 2018 was approximately 45,293 MW,
13.17% of total installed utility capacity at the time.[2] Small, mini, and micro-hydro
Mean wind speed India.[120]
generators add another 4,486 MW capacity.[2] The share of this sector operated by public
companies is 97%.[126] Companies engaged in the development of hydroelectric power in
India include the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Northeast Electric
Power Company (NEEPCO), Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVNL), Tehri Hydro
Development Corporation, and NTPC-Hydro.

Pumped storage schemes offer the potential for centralized peak power stations for load
management in the electricity grid.[127][128] They also produce secondary /seasonal power
at no additional cost when rivers are flooding with excess water. Storing electricity by Indira Sagar Dam partially completed in 2008
alternative systems such as batteries, compressed air storage systems, etc. is more costly
than electricity production by standby generator. India has already established nearly
4,785 MW pumped storage capacity as part of its installed hydro power plants.[129][130]

Solar power

The solar energy sector in India offers potentially enormous capacity, though little of this potential has so far been exploited.
Solar radiation of about 5,000 trillion kWh per year is incident over India's land mass, with average daily solar power
potential of 0.25 kWh/m2 of used land area with available commercially proven technologies.[133] As of 31 December 2019,
the installed capacity was 33.73 GW, or 2% of utility electricity generation.[74]
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam and the 810
Solar power plants require nearly 2.4 hectares (0.024 km2 ) land per MW capacity, which is similar to coal-fired power plants MW hydroelectric power plant on the
when life cycle coal mining, consumptive water storage and ash disposal areas are taken into account, and hydropower plants Krishna River.
when the submergence area of the water reservoir is included. Solar plants with 1.33 million MW capacity could be installed
in India on 1% of its land (32,000 square km). Large tracts of land that is unproductive, barren and devoid of vegetation exist
in all parts of India, exceeding 8% of its total area. These are potentially suitable for solar power.[134] It has been estimated that if 32,000 square km of these waste
lands were used for solar power generation,2,000 billion kWh of electricity could be produced, twice the total power generated in the year 2013-14. At a price of 4
Rs/kWh, this would result in a land annual productivity/yield of ₹1.0 million (US$14,000) per acre, which compares favorably with many industrial areas and is
many times more than the best productive irrigated agriculture lands.[135] Building solar power plants on marginally productive lands offers the potential for solar
electricity to replace all of India's fossil fuel energy requirements (natural gas, coal, lignite, nuclear fuels, and crude oil),[136] and could offer per capita energy
consumption at par with USA/Japan for the peak population expected during its demographic transition.[137]

The sale price of power generated by solar photovoltaics fell to ₹2.00 (2.8¢ US) per kWh in November 2020 which is lower than any other type of power generation
in India.[138][139] In the same year, the levelised tariff in US$ for solar electricity fell to 1.31 cents/kWh, far below the solar PV sale tariff in India.[140] In 2020, the
power tariff from Solar PV clubbed with pumped storage hydro or battery storage have fallen below the coal based power plant tariffs in offering base load and peak
load power supply.[125]

Land acquisition is a challenge for solar farm projects in India. Some state governments are exploring innovative ways to address land availability, for example, by
deploying solar capacity above irrigation canals.[141] This allows solar energy to be harvested while simultaneously reducing the loss of irrigation water by solar
evaporation.[142] The state of Gujarat was first to implement the Canal Solar Power Project, using solar panels on a 19,000 km (12,000 mi) long network of Narmada
canals across the state to generate electricity. It was the first such project in India.

Synergy with other types of power generation

A major disadvantage of solar power is that it produces electricity only in daylight, and not
during night time or cloudy daytime. This disadvantage can be overcome by installing grid
storage, such as pumped-storage hydroelectricity.[143] A proposed large-scale engineering
project to interlink Indian rivers envisages coastal reservoirs for harnessing river waters
that would also create pumped-storage hydro power capacity for use on daily basis by
consuming the surplus solar power available during the day time.[144] Existing and future
hydropower stations can also be expanded with additional pumped-storage
hydroelectricity units to cater for night time electricity consumption. Most of the
groundwater pumping power required can be met directly by solar power during the day
time.[145]

Concentrated solar power plants with thermal storage are also emerging as cheaper (US
5¢/kWh) and cleaner Load following power plants than fossil fuel power plants. They can
respond to demand round the clock, and work as base load power plants when there is
excess solar energy. A mix of solar thermal and solar photovoltaic plants offers the
potential to match load fluctuations without requiring costly battery storage.

Wind power

India has the fourth largest installed wind power capacity in the world. The development
of wind power in India began in the 1990s in Tamil Nadu and significantly increased in
the last decade. As of 31 March 2018, the installed capacity of wind power was 34.05
GW, spread across many states of India.[2][146] The largest wind power generating state is
Tamil Nadu, accounting for nearly 23% of installed capacity, followed in decreasing order
by Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Karnataka.[146][147]

In 2015-16, wind power accounted for 8.5% of India's total installed power capacity, and
2.5% of the country's power output. India aims to install a total 60 GW of wind power
capacity by 2022.[148][149] The wind power tariff of around 2.5 INR/kWh is the cheapest
of all power generation sources in India.[150] Global Horizontal Irradiation in India.[131]

Biomass power

Biomass is organic matter from living organisms. As a renewable energy source, biomass can either be used directly via
combustion to produce heat, or indirectly after converting it to various forms of biofuel using a range of methods which are
broadly classified into thermal, chemical, and biochemical methods. Biomass, bagasse, forestry, domestic organic wastes,
industrial organic wastes, organic residue from biogas plants, and agricultural residue and waste can all be used as fuel to
produce electricity.[151][152] Nearly 750 million tons of biomass that is not edible by cattle is available annually in
India.[153][154]

The total use of biomass to produce heat in India was nearly 177 Mtoe in 2013.[155] 20% of households in India use biomass
and charcoal for cooking purposes. This traditional use of biomass is being replaced by liquefied petroleum gas in rural areas,
Price history of silicon PV cells (not
resulting in increased burning of biomass in fields, This has become a major source of air pollution in nearby towns and
modules) since 1977. The great thing
cities.[156][153]
about solar power is that it is a
technology and not a fuel. It is
Torrefied biomass
unlimited and the more it is deployed
Large quantities of imported coal are being used in pulverised coal-fired power stations. Raw biomass cannot be used directly the cheaper it would be.[132] While
in the pulverised coal mills as it is difficult to grind into fine powder due to caking. However, torrefaction makes it possible the more limited fossil fuels are
used, the more expensive they
for biomass to replace coal.[157] The hot flue gas of existing coal-fired power stations can be used as a heat source for
become.
torrefaction, so that biomass can be cofired with coal.[158][159] Surplus agriculture/crop residue biomass is beginning to be
used for this purpose.[160][161] Instead of shutting down coal-fired power plants due to concerns over pollution, it has been
argued that these units can be retrofitted economically to produce electricity from biomass.[162][163] Biomass power plants
can also sell Renewable Energy Certificates, increasing their profitability.[164][165] Cofiring of biomass up to 10% with coal
in existing pulverised coal-fired power stations is successfully implemented in India.[166][167]

Biogas

In 2011, India started a new initiative to demonstrate the utility of medium-size mixed feed biogas-fertiliser pilot plants. The
government approved 21 projects with an aggregate capacity of 37,016 cubic metres per day, of which 2 projects were
successfully commissioned by December 2011.[168] India commissioned a further 158 projects under its Biogas-based
Distributed/Grid Power Generation programme, with a total installed capacity of about 2 MW. In 2018, India has set a target Canal Solar Power Project in Kadi,
of producing 15 million tons of biogas/bio-CNG by installing 5,000 large scale commercial type biogas plants which can Gujarat
produce daily 12.5 tons of bio-CNG by each plant.[169] Rejected organic solids from biogas plants can be used in coal plants
after torrefaction.

Biogas is primarily methane, and can also be used to generate protein rich feed for cattle, poultry and fish by growing
Methylococcus capsulatus, a bacterium that grows directly on methane. This can be done economically in villages with low
requirements for land and water.[170][171][172] The carbon dioxide gas produced as a by-product from these units can be used
in cheaper production of algae oil or spirulina from algae cultivation, which may eventually substitute for crude oil.[173][174]
Using biogas for protein-rich feed production is also eligible for carbon credits as this sequesters carbon from the
atmosphere.[175] There is significant potential to extract useful biomass from breweries, textile mills, fertiliser plants, the
paper and pulp industry, solvent extraction units, rice mills, petrochemical plants and other industries.[176]
Wind farm in Rajasthan.
The government is exploring several ways to use agro waste or biomass in rural areas to improve the rural economy.[177][178]
For example biomass gasifier technologies are being explored to produce power from surplus biomass resources such as rice
husk, crop stalks, small wood chips and other agro-residues in rural areas. The largest biomass-based power plant in India at Sirohi, Rajasthan has a capacity of 20
MW. During 2011, India installed 25 rice husk based gasifier systems for distributed power generation in 70 remote villages
of Bihar, including a total of 1.20 MW in Gujarat and 0.5 MW in Tamil Nadu. In addition, gasifier systems were installed at
60 rice mills in India.[168]

Geothermal energy

India's geothermal energy installed capacity is experimental, and commercial use is insignificant. According to some
estimates, India has 10,600 MW of geothermal energy available.[179] The resource map for India has been grouped into six
Wind turbines midst India's
geothermal provinces:[180]
agricultural farms.

Himalayan Province – Tertiary orogenic belt with tertiary magmatism

Faulted blocks province – the Aravalli range, Naga-Lushi, the west coast regions, and the Narmada-Son
lineament.
Volcanic arc province – the Andaman and Nicobar arc.
Deep sedimentary basins of Tertiary age such as the Cambay basin.
Radioactive province – Surajkund, Hazaribagh and Jharkhand.
Cratonic province – Peninsular India

India has about 340 hot springs spread over the country. Of these, 62 are distributed along the northwest Himalaya, in the
states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. They are found concentrated in a 30-50-km wide thermal
band mostly along the river valleys. The Naga-Lusai and West Coast Provinces also manifest a series of thermal springs. The
Andaman and Nicobar arc is the only place in India where volcanic activity continues, potentially a good site for geothermal
energy. The Cambay geothermal belt is 200 km long and 50 km wide, with Tertiary sediments. Thermal springs have been
reported from the belt although they are not of very high temperature or flow levels. High subsurface temperature and thermal
fluid have been reported in deep drill wells in depth ranges of 1.7 to 1.9 km during drilling in this area. Steam blowout has
also been reported in drill holes in a depth range of 1.5 to 3.4 km. The thermal springs in India's peninsular region are more
related to the faults, which allow water to circulate to considerable depths. The circulating water acquires heat from the
normal thermal gradient in the area, and can emerge at a high temperature.[180]

In a December 2011 report, India identified six promising geothermal sites for the development of geothermal energy. In Wind farms midst paddy fields in
decreasing order of potential, these are: India.

Tattapani (Chhattisgarh)
Puga (Jammu & Kashmir)
Cambay Graben (Gujarat)
Manikaran (Himachal Pradesh)
Surajkund (Haryana)
Chhumathang (Jammu & Kashmir)

Puga and Chumathang area in Ladakh are deemed as the most promising geothermal fields in India. These areas were
discovered in 1970s and initial exploratory efforts were made in the 1980s by Geological Survey of India (GSI). On February Biomass pellet fuel from India
6th 2021, the ONGC Energy Center (OEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ladakh and the Ladakh
Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh in the presence of current Lieutenant governor Radha Krishna Mathur. [181]

Tidal power

Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts energy obtained from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity. Local effects
such as shelving, funneling, reflection and resonance can increase the potential of tidal energy in certain regions.

India's potential to harness tidal energy is significant. Energy can be extracted from tides in several ways. In one method, a reservoir is created behind a barrier, or
barrage, and tidal waters are allowed to pass through turbines in the barrier to generate electricity. This method requires mean tidal differences greater than 4 metres
and favourable topographical conditions to keep installation costs low. The Gulf of Khambhat and the Gulf of Kutch on India's west coast, with maximum tidal
ranges of 11 m and 8 m, respectively, and an average tidal range of 6.77 m and 5.23 m, are promising sites for this type of technology. The Ganges Delta in the
Sundarbans, West Bengal is another possibility, although it offers significantly less recoverable energy; the maximum tidal range in Sunderbans is approximately 5 m
with an average tidal range of 2.97 m. It is estimated that barrage technology could harvest about 8 GW from tidal energy in India, primarily in Gujarat. The barrage
approach has several disadvantages, however, one being that a badly engineered barrage can have significant negative effects on migratory fishes, marine ecosystems
and aquatic life. Integrated barrage technology plants can also be expensive to build. In December 2011, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of
India and the Renewable Energy Development Agency of West Bengal jointly approved and agreed to implement India's first 3.75 MW Durgaduani mini tidal power
project.[182]

Another tidal wave technology harvests energy from surface waves or from pressure fluctuations below the sea surface. A report from the Ocean Engineering Centre,
at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras estimated the annual wave energy potential along the Indian coast is 5 to 15 MW/metre, suggesting a theoretical
maximum potential for electricity harvesting along India's 7500-kilometer coastline of about 40 GW.[183] However, the realistic economical potential is likely to be
considerably less than this.[183] A significant barrier to surface energy harvesting is that its equipment may interfere with fishing and other sea-bound vessels,
particularly in unsettled weather. India built its first surface energy harvesting technology demonstration plant in Vizhinjam, near Thiruvananthapuram.

The third approach to harvesting tidal energy is ocean thermal energy technology. This approach harvests the solar energy trapped in ocean waters. Oceans have a
thermal gradient, the surface being much warmer than the deeper levels of the ocean. This thermal gradient may be harvested using the modified Rankine cycle.
India's National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has attempted this approach without success. In 2003, NIOT attempted to build and deploy a 1 MW
demonstration plant with Saga University of Japan,[184] but mechanical problems prevented success. After initial tests near Kerala, the unit was scheduled for
redeployment and further development in the Lakshadweep Islands in 2005.

Nuclear power
As of 31 March 2019, India had 6.78 GW of installed nuclear power generation capacity or nearly 2% of total installed utility
power generation capacity. Nuclear plants generated 37,812 million kWh at 63.67% PLF in 2018-19.[185]

India's nuclear power plant development began in 1964. India signed an agreement with General Electric (United States) for
the construction and commissioning of two boiling water reactors at Tarapur. In 1967, this effort was placed under India's
Department of Atomic Energy. In 1971, India set up its first pressurized heavy water reactors with Canadian collaboration in
Rajasthan.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (2
In 1987, India created the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited to commercialize nuclear power. The Nuclear Power
x 1000 MW) under construction in
Corporation of India is a public sector enterprise, wholly owned by the Government of India, under the administrative control 2009.
of the Department of Atomic Energy. The state-owned company has ambitious plans to establish plants totalling 63 GW
generation capacity by 2032.[186]

India's nuclear power generation effort is subject to many safeguards and oversights. Its environmental management system is ISO-14001 certified, and it undergoes
peer review by the World Association of Nuclear Operators, including a pre-start-up peer review. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited commented in its
annual report for 2011 that its biggest challenge is to address public and policymaker perceptions about the safety of nuclear power, particularly after the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.[187]

In 2011, India had 18 pressurized heavy water reactors in operation, with another four projects launched totalling 2.8 GW capacity. India is in the process of
launching its first prototype fast breeder reactor using plutonium-based fuel obtained by reprocessing the spent fuel of first-stage reactors. The prototype reactor is
located in Tamil Nadu and has a capacity of 500MW.[188]

India has nuclear power plants operating in the following states: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. These reactors have an
installed electricity generation capacity of between 100 MW and 540 MW each. The Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) is the single largest nuclear power
station in India. KNPP Unit 1 with a capacity of 1,000 MWe was commissioned in July 2013, while Unit 2, also with a capacity of 1,000 MWe, attained criticality in
2016. Two additional units are under construction.[189] The plant has suffered multiple shutdowns, leading to calls for an expert panel to investigate.[190] First 700
MW PHWR unit under phase II of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station achieved first criticality in July 2020.[188]

In 2011, uranium was discovered in the Tummalapalle uranium mine, the country's largest uranium mine and possibly one of the world's largest. The reserves were
estimated at 64,000 tonnes, and could be as large as 150,000 tonnes.[191] The mine began operation in 2012.[192]

India's share of nuclear power plant generation capacity is 1.2% of worldwide nuclear power production capacity, making it the 15th largest nuclear power producer.
India aims to supply 9% of its electricity needs with nuclear power by 2032 and 25% by 2050.[187][193] Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project, India's largest nuclear power
plant project, is planned to be implemented in partnership with Électricité de France under an agreement signed on 10 March 2018.[194]

India's government is developing up to 62 additional nuclear reactors, mostly using thorium fuel, which it expects to be operational by 2025. It is the "only country in
the world with a detailed, funded, government-approved plan" to focus on thorium-based nuclear power.[193]

Electricity transmission and distribution

As of 2013, India has a single wide area synchronous grid that covers the entire country except distant islands.[195]

Installed transmission lines and distribution capacity (MVA) as of 31 July 2018[196][197]

Substations Transmission lines
Capacity c.km / MVA ratio[198]
(MVA) (circuit km)
HVDC ± 220 kV & above 22,500 15,556 0.691
765 kV 197,500 36,673 0.185 Electricity transmission grid in
eastern India.
400 kV 292,292 173,172 0.707
220 kV 335,696 170,748 0.592
220 kV & above 847,988 396,149 0.467

The total length of high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines (220kV and above) would be enough to form a
square matrix of area 266 km2 (i.e. a square grid 16.3 km on a side, so that on average there is at least one high voltage line
within a distance of 8.15 km) over the entire area of the country. This represents a total of almost 20% more high voltage
transmission lines than that of the United States (322,000 km (200,000 mi) of 230 kV and above). However the Indian grid
transmits far less electricity.[199] The installed length of transmission lines of 66 kV and above is 649,833 km (403,788 mi)
(on average, there is at least one ≥66 kV transmission line within 4.95 km across the country).[5] The length of secondary
transmission lines (400 V and above) is 10,381,226 km (6,450,595 mi) as of 31 March 2018.[5] The spread of total
transmission lines (≥400 V) would be sufficient to form a square matrix of area 0.36 km2 (i.e. on average, at least one
transmission line within 0.31 km distance) over the entire area of the country.

The all-time maximum peak load met was 182,610 MW on 30 May 2019.[200] The maximum achieved demand factor of
substations is nearly 60% at the 220 kV level. However the operational performance of the system is not satisfactory in
meeting peak electricity loads.[201][202] This has led to the initiation of detailed forensic engineering studies, with a plan to
make capital investments in a smart grid that maximises the utility of the existing transmission infrastructure.[47] A tower supporting a 220 kV
transmission line near Ennore,
The introduction of an availability based tariff (ABT) originally helped to stabilise the Indian transmission grids. However, as Chennai
the grid transitions to power surplus the ABT has become less useful. The July 2012 blackout, affecting the north of the
country, was the largest power grid failure in history as measured by the number of people affected.

India's aggregate transmission and commercial (ATC) losses were nearly 21.35% in 2017-18.[203][5][204] This compares unfavorably to the total ATC loss in the
electricity sector of the United States, which was only 6.6% out of 4,404 billion kWh electricity supplied during the year 2018.[205] The Indian government set a
target of reducing losses to 17.1% by 2017 and to 14.1% by 2022. A high proportion of non-technical losses are caused by illegal tapping of lines, faulty electric
meters and fictitious power generation that underestimates actual consumption and also contributes to reduced payment collection. A case study in Kerala estimated
that replacing faulty meters could reduce distribution losses from 34% to 29%.[55]
Regulation and administration
The Ministry of Power is India's top central government body regulating the electrical energy sector in India. The ministry
was created on 2 July 1992. It is responsible for planning, policy formulation, processing of projects for investment decisions,
monitoring project implementation, training and manpower development, and the administration and enactment of legislation
in regard to power generation, transmission and distribution.[206] It is also responsible for the administration of India's
Electricity Act (2003), the Energy Conservation Act (2001) and has the responsibility of undertaking amendments to these
Acts when necessary to meet the Indian government's policy objectives.
Play media
Electricity is a concurrent list subject at Entry 38 in List III of the seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. In India's India lit up at night. This image,
federal governance structure, this means that both the central government and India's state governments are involved in courtesy of NASA, was taken by the
crew of Expedition 29 on 21 October
establishing policy and laws for the electricity sector. This requires the central government and individual state governments
2011. It starts over Turkmenistan,
to enter into memoranda of understanding to help expedite projects in the individual states.[207] To disseminate information to
moving east. India begins past the
the public on power purchases by the distribution companies (discoms), the government of India recently started posting data long wavy solid orange line, marking
on its website on a daily basis.[208] the lights at the India-Pakistan
borderline. New Delhi, India's capital
and the Kathiawar Peninsula are lit.
Trading So are Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Chennai, Bangalore and many
Bulk power purchasers can buy electricity on a daily basis for short, medium and long term durations from a reverse e- smaller cities in central and southern
auction facility.[209] The electricity prices transacted by the reverse e-auction facility are far less than the prices agreed under India, as this International Space
bilateral agreements.[210] The commodity derivative exchange Multi Commodity Exchange has sought permission to offer Station's video shifts south-eastward
electricity future markets in India.[211] The Government of India is also planning reverse procurement process in which through southern India, into the Bay
generators and discoms with surplus power can seek e-bids for power supply for up to a one-year period, to put an end to of Bengal. Lightning storms are also
bilateral contracts and determine the market-based price for electricity.[212] present, represented by the flashing
lights throughout the video. The pass
ends over western Indonesia.
Government-owned power companies

India's Ministry of Power administers central government-owned companies involved in the generation of electricity in India. These include the National Thermal
Power Corporation, the SJVN, the Damodar Valley Corporation, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India. The
Power Grid Corporation of India is also administered by the Ministry; it is responsible for the inter-state transmission of electricity and the development of the national
grid.

The Ministry works with state governments on matters related to state government-owned corporations in India's electricity sector. Examples of state corporations
include the Telangana Power Generation Corporation, the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited, the Assam Power Generation Corporation
Limited, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, the Kerala State Electricity Board, the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution
Company and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited.

Funding of power infrastructure

India's Ministry of Power administers the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited and the Power Finance Corporation
Limited. These central-government-owned public sector enterprises provide loans and guarantees for public and private
electricity sector infrastructure projects in India. Excessive plant construction loans at 75% of overestimated costs on
overrated plant capacities have led to stranded assets of US$40 to 60 billion.[213][214] The central and state-owned power Borrowings by state owned discoms
generators escaped this crisis as they had entered PPAs with state-owned monopolistic discoms on a cost-plus basis at higher & commercial losses of discoms
than prevailing market power tariffs, without undergoing competitive bidding process. Many direct and indirect subsidies are
given to various sectors.[215]

Budgetary support

After the enactment of Electricity Act 2003 budgetary support to the power sector is negligible.[216] Many State Electricity Boards were separated into their
component parts after the act came into force, creating separate entities for generating, transmitting and distributing power.[217]

Human resource development

The rapid growth of the electricity sector in India has generated high demand for trained personnel. India is making efforts to expand energy education and to enable
existing educational institutions to introduce courses related to energy capacity addition, production, operations and maintenance. This initiative includes conventional
and renewable energy.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced that State Renewable Energy Agencies are being supported to organise short-term training programmes for
installation, operation and maintenance and repair of renewable energy systems in locations where intensive renewable energy programmes are being implemented.
Renewable Energy Chairs have been established at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.[168] The Central
Training Institute Jabalpur is a training institute for power distribution engineering and management. The NTPC School of Business Noida has initiated an energy-
centred two year post-graduate diploma in management program and a one year post-graduate diploma in management (executive) program, to cater to the growing
need for management professionals in this area. Education and availability of skilled workers is expected to be a key challenge in India's effort to expand its electricity
sector.

Problems with India's power sector

India's electricity sector faces many issues, including:

1. Inadequate last mile connectivity. The country already has adequate generation and transmission capacity to meet the full consumer demand,
both temporally and spatially.[5] However, due to the lack of last-mile link-up between all electricity consumers and a reliable power supply (to
exceed 99%), many consumers depend on diesel generators.[47] Nearly 80 billion kWh of electricity is generated annually in India by diesel
 generator sets that consume nearly 15 million tons of diesel oil. Over 10 million households use battery storage UPS as back-ups in case of load
shedding.[218] India imports nearly US$2 billion worth of battery storage UPS every year.[219] As overhead lines cause distribution problems
during rain and wind storms, there is a plan to lay buried cables from low voltage substations to supply cheaper emergency power in cities and
towns and thus reduce diesel oil consumption by diesel generator sets and the installation of UPS systems.
2. Demand build up measures. Electricity-intensive industries consume the cheaper electricity (average price Rs 2.5 per kWhr) available from the
grid instead of running their own coal/gas/oil fired captive power plants.[220][221] The captive power generation capacity by such plants is nearly
53,000 MW, and they are mainly established in steel, fertilizer, aluminium, cement, etc. industries.[222][5] These plants can draw cheaper
electricity from the grid on short term open access (STOA) basis, avoiding their own higher cost of electricity generation and diverting power from
other consumers.[223][224] Some of these idling captive power plants can be used for ancillary services or grid reserve service and earn extra
revenue.[225][226]
3. Unequal electricity distribution. Almost all households have access to electricity.[1] However, most households find the electricity supply
intermittent and unreliable.[227] At the same time, many power stations are idling for lack of electricity demand and the idling generation capacity
is sufficient to supply the needs of households lacking electricity three times over.
4. Erratic power pricing. In general, industrial and commercial consumers subsidize domestic and agricultural consumers.[228][229] Government
giveaways such as free electricity for farmers, created partly to curry political favor, have depleted the cash reserves of state-run electricity-
distribution system and led to debts of ₹2.5 trillion (US$35 billion).[230] This has financially crippled the distribution network, and its ability to pay
to purchase power in the absence of subsidies from state governments.[231] This situation has been worsened by state government departments
that do not pay their electricity bills.
5. Over-rated capacity. Many coal-fired plants are overrated above the actual maximum continuous rating (MCR) capacity.[232] to allow the plant
cost to be inflated.[233] These plants operate 15 to 10% below their declared capacity on a daily basis and rarely operate at declared capacity,
undermining grid stability.
6. Lack of timely information on load and demand. Intraday graphs at 15-minute or more frequent intervals are required to understand the
shortcomings of the power grid with respect to grid frequency, including comprehensive data collected from SCADA for all grid-connected
generating stations (≥ 100 KW) and load data from all substations.[234]
7. Lack of adequate coal supply: Despite abundant reserves of coal, power plants are frequently under-supplied. India's monopoly coal producer,
state-controlled Coal India, is constrained by primitive mining techniques and is rife with theft and corruption. Poor coal transport infrastructure
has worsened these problems. Most of India's coal lies under protected forests or designated tribal lands and efforts to mine additional deposits
have been resisted.
8. Poor gas pipeline connectivity and infrastructure. India has abundant coal bed methane and natural gas potential. However a giant new
offshore natural gas field has delivered far less gas than claimed, causing a shortage of natural gas.
9. Transmission, distribution and consumer-level losses. Losses exceed 30%, including the auxiliary power consumption of thermal power
stations and fictitious electricity generation by wind generators, solar power plants & independent power producers (IPPs), etc.
10. Resistance to energy efficiency in the residential building sector. Continuous urbanization and the growth of population result in increased
power consumption in buildings. The belief still predominates among stakeholders that energy-efficient buildings are more expensive than
conventional buildings, adversely affecting the "greening" of the building sector.[235]
11. Resistance to hydroelectric power projects. Hydroelectric power projects in India's mountainous north and northeast regions have been
slowed down by ecological, environmental and rehabilitation controversies, coupled with public interest litigation.
12. Resistance to nuclear power generation. Political activism since the Fukushima disaster has reduced progress in this sector. The track record
of executing nuclear power plants is also very poor in India.[236]
13. Theft of power. The financial loss due to theft of electricity is estimated at around $16 billion yearly.

Key implementation challenges for India's electricity sector include efficient performance of new project management and execution, ensuring availability and
appropriate quality of fuel, developing the large coal and natural gas resources available in India, land acquisition, obtaining environmental clearances at state and
central government level, and training skilled manpower.[237]

Foreign electricity trade

India's National Grid is synchronously interconnected to Bhutan, and asynchronously linked with Bangladesh and Nepal.[238] An interconnection with
Myanmar,[239] and an undersea interconnection to Sri Lanka (India–Sri Lanka HVDC Interconnection) have also been proposed.

India has been exporting electricity to Bangladesh and Nepal and importing excess electricity from Bhutan.[240][241] In 2015, Nepal imported 224.21 MW of electric
power from India, and Bangladesh imported 500MW.[242][243] In 2018 Bangladesh proposed importing 10,000 MW power from India.[244]

Electricity as substitute to imported LPG and kerosene

India's net import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is 6.093 million tons and the domestic consumption is 13.568 million tons with Rs. 41,546 crores subsidy to
domestic consumers in 2012-13.[245] The LPG import content is nearly 40% of total consumption in India.[246] The affordable electricity retail tariff (860 Kcal/Kwh
at 90% heating efficiency) to replace LPG (net calorific value 11,000 Kcal/Kg at 75% heating efficiency) in domestic cooking is 6.47 Rs/Kwh, while the retail price
of LPG cylinder is Rs 1000 (without subsidy) with 14.2 kg LPG content. Replacing LPG consumption with electricity would reduces imports substantially.

The domestic consumption of kerosene is 7.349 million tons with Rs. 30,151 crores subsidy to the domestic consumers in the year 2012-13. The subsidised retail
price of kerosene is 13.69 Rs/litre whereas the export/import price is 48.00 Rs/litre. The affordable electricity retail tariff (860 Kcal/Kwh at 90% heating efficiency) to
replace kerosene (net calorific value 8240 Kcal/litre at 75% heating efficiency) in domestic cooking is 6.00 Rs/kWh when the kerosene retail price is 48 Rs/litre
(without subsidy).

In 2014-15, the plant load factor (PLF) of coal-fired thermal power stations was only 64.46%. These stations can run above 85% PLF if there is adequate electricity
demand.[247] The additional electricity generation at 85% PLF is nearly 240 billion units, enough to replace all the LPG and kerosene consumption in domestic
sector.[248] The incremental cost of generating additional electricity is only the coal fuel cost, less than 3 Rs/Kwh. Enhancing the PLF of coal-fired stations and
encouraging domestic electricity consumers to substitute electricity in place of LPG and kerosene in household cooking would reduce government subsidies. It has
been proposed that domestic consumers who are willing to surrender subsidized LPG/kerosene permits should be given a free electricity connection and a subsidized
electricity tariff.[249]

Since 2017, IPPs have offered to sell solar and wind power below 3.00 Rs/Kwh to feed into the high voltage grid. After considering distribution costs and losses,
solar power appears to be a viable economic option for replacing the LPG and kerosene used in the domestic sector.
Electric vehicles
The retail prices of petrol and diesel are high enough in India to make electricity driven vehicles relatively economical.[250] The retail price of diesel was 65.00
Rs/litre in 2017-18, and the retail price of petrol was 70.00 Rs/litre. The electricity retail price to replace diesel would be 12.21 Rs/Kwh (860 Kcal/Kwh at 75% input
electricity to shaft power efficiency versus diesel's net calorific value of 8572 Kcal/litre at 40% fuel energy to crank shaft power efficiency), and the comparable
number to replace petrol would be 17.79 Rs/Kwh (860 Kcal/Kwh at 75% input electricity to shaft power efficiency versus petrol's net calorific value at 7693
Kcal/litre at 33% fuel energy to crank shaft power efficiency). In 2012-13, India consumed 15.744 million tons of petrol and 69.179 million tons of diesel, both
mainly produced from imported crude oil.[245]

Electricity driven vehicles are expected to become popular in India when energy storage/battery technology offers improved range, longer life and lower
maintenance.[251][252] Vehicle to grid options are also attractive, potentially allowing electric vehicles to help to mitigate peak loads in the electricity grid. The
potential for continuous charging of electric vehicles through wireless electricity transmission technology is being explored by Indian companies and
others.[253][254][255]

Energy reserves
India has abundant potential solar wind, hydro and biomass power. In addition, as of January 2011 India had approximately 38 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven
natural gas reserves, the world's 26th largest reserve.[256] The United States Energy Information Administration estimates that India produced approximately 1.8 Tcf
of natural gas in 2010 while consuming roughly 2.3 Tcf of natural gas. India already produces some coalbed methane and has major potential to expand this source of
cleaner fuel. India is estimated to have between 600 and 2000 Tcf of shale gas resources (one of the world's largest reserves).[99][257]

See also
Energy in India List of electricity organisations in India
Energy policy of India Central Electricity Authority (India)
Oil and gas industry in India List of power stations in India
Climate change in India Indian Rivers Inter-link
East West Gas Pipeline (India) List of countries by electricity production

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